I couldn’t go past the fifth day of Christmas without making rings of some sort. Cookie wreaths seemed like the perfect option, but which recipe? I was tempted to make some piped shortbread, but after having made some Christmas shortbread already this year, it had to be something a bit different.

These Italian lemon biscuits were the perfect alternative.

The white glaze did hide much of the lovely golden colour of the biscuits, so I adorned them with a little golden holly to make up for it. I used sprinkles and fondant painted with gold food colouring. But for an easier option you can often find christmas themed sprinkles in the supermarket.

The dough holds its shape perfectly for forming a wreath cookie. The lemon glaze is not only delicious, but provided a refreshing change from some of the rich stuff we’ve had lately. They’re also really quick and simple to make, unlike what’s coming up for Day 6, so it made for a nice change in the kitchen as well.

The biscuit itself is delicious, short and crumbly. I halved the following recipe to get 5 cookies. Feel free to increase the recipe to make as many as you want. I’ve seen identical recipes to this one in a number of my cook books that use twice or even three times the amount of dough,

You’ll find the printable version of this recipe here.